Kavala , GREECE - Summer thoughts

In the 7th century BC it was a Thassian colony called Neapolis and later it joined the Athenian Alliance.

It gains great prosperity during the Macedonian rule, after Philip II has annexed it, its harbor serving Filippi.The Romans upgraded the major commercial port by having Via Egnatia run through it but at the same time it was made the target of Goth and Hun raids.

Apostle Paul comes to Neapoli to preach the Christian faith in Europe.

Byzantine times, when the town was given the name "Christoupolis" as a prosperous period; however, Normand ravages and Turkish occupation put an abrupt end to it.The important monuments of the old aqueduct, nowadays known as Kamares, dates from that period.

Has it occurred to you that you might be in love with Greece, Wind? Yes, I am certain it has.

I also love the colors of the sea in your photographs, and am especially fond of the two where the sun forms patterns on the water. But, my favorite photos are the ones which include the Roman aqueduct and the fortress on the hilltop. Those are the places which would draw me toward them in a visual sense, and I would think it fantastic to stand atop the tower in the fortress and look at the world around me.

This series fills me with mixed feelings. A beautiful place but with such poverty in certain places...

Many of those photos are works of art all by themselves. Independent, beautiful, but full of meaning. And right after that, a scene of almost utter desolation... Is it possible that some have all the money while others have none?

I just love Greece and you photos make me long to go back again. You may be interested in some pictures I took of doors and windows on the island of Samos. Just click on my name and I'll take you there!